Question

In this modern-day country, the composer Adrian Willaert established an antiphonal style with two choirs in opposing choir lofts. In a book subtitled Imperfections of Modern Music, composers from this country disagreed over a style known as the “second practice.” (-5[1])A composer from this country included “The Combat of Tancredi and Clorinda” in his eighth book of madrigals, subtitled Madrigals of War (10[1])and Love. That composer from this country wrote an aria whose name means “mighty spirit” for the earliest opera commonly produced today, L’Orfeo. For (10[1])10 points, Claudio Monteverdi was a composer (10[2])from (10[1])what (10[1])country, (10[1])the origin of the Venetian polychoral (10[1])style? ■END■

ANSWER: Italy [accept Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nolan Keating (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Columbia J (DII)39-5
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)Lehigh A (UG)6110
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)NYU B8510
Alex Lin (DII)Rutgers BColumbia B9210
John Shelly (DII)Rowan A (DII)NYU A (UG)9210
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Penn B (DII)9310
Wade Rogers (DII)Fordham AMaryland B (DII)9410
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Columbia A (UG)9510
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Lehigh B (DII)10110

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%0%88.78
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%90.25
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%17%90.83
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%18%82.09
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%86.22
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%76.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%89.13